While she may have to undergo a few more tests and scans, the results have been positive.

“So far it looks good,” she said. “It feels amazing after seven years dealing with all of that – it’s finally coming to an end.”

Her physician, Dr. Daniel Morgenstern, works for the Hospital for Sick Children and co-leads a Stand Up To Cancer team on hyper-mutant pediatric cancer research.

He said in an email that Timmins has been treated by their clinical trial for ten months and “is doing well.”

The trial is based on extensive laboratory work performed by Dr. Uri Tabori’s team and supported by SU2C, he said.

“Caitlin is an incredible young lady who has had to deal with multiple recurrences of her cancer,” he said. “The trial is exploring the use of a new type of cancer drug called an immune checkpoint inhibitor. We are selecting patients whose cancers have abnormally high numbers of mutations (genetic changes) to see whether they respond better to this type of treatment.”

Timmins, who will enter grade 12 at College Avenue Secondary School this fall, will be travelling to California to attend the Stand Up To Cancer telecast on Sept. 7.

A clip of her life, filmed in Woodstock, will be aired during the event.

She is looking forward to the all-star fundraising special where she will get to meet stars like Reese Witherspoon and Keith Urban.

The first SU2C telecast occurred ten years ago and Stand Up To Cancer Canada was launched four years ago.

“Stand Up to Cancer is a great organization that doesn’t have the recognition in Canada they deserve,” Timmins said. “It’s funded by celebrities and all the money goes to funding new cancer research.”